Kiddlywinks Nursery Staff

Christine Trenholm
Hello, I am the proprietor and hands on manager of Kiddlywinks Nursery and have been since June 1988. I have a degree in Early Years, am trained in Portage work and the Solihull Approach to Parenting Support. I hold Food Hygiene and Safety, Health and Safety at work, KCN Playwork and First Aid certificates. I have the final responsibility for everything in Nursery and am the one who prepares the accounts. If you have any queries about any aspect of Nursery either now or in the future, then I will be happy to talk to you. Indeed, I am always happy to discuss any issue with you if you feel I could be of help.

Catherynne Kirkup
Catherynne joined Kiddlywinks in May 2004, having previously worked in a local Day Nursery an Out of School Club. She has a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies and NVQ Level 3 Playwork. Catherynne is currently planning and cooking the meals for the children. She will be happy to talk to you about any worries or preferences you may have about what your child eats and she will do her best to accommodate them.

Victoria New
Victoria has previously worked in Nurseries in the local area. She worked at Kiddlywinks from September 2004 until March 2005 to cover staff illness and later re-joined us. Victoria has the Cache Diploma in Nursery Nursing and Level 2 British Sign Language. She is Key Practitioner for a group of children and will be happy to discuss any issues regarding those children with their parents or carers.

Jane Tookey
Jane has had lot of experience both as a nanny and as a nursery and playgroup practitioner. She has previously worked at nurseries in the local area and joined Kiddlywinks in December 2005. She has the CACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing (NNEB). She is the senior practitioner and a key practitioner for a group of children and will be happy to discuss any issues concerning those children with their parents or carers.

Janet Turner
Janet has worked at Kiddlywinks since September 2000; She has the Cache Diploma in Nursery Nursing and is the Key Practitioner for a group of the children. She has two grown up children of her own and Grandchildren. Janet will be happy to discuss any issues concerning her group of children with their parents or carers.

Jemma Waite
Jemma joined us from Northallerton College in August 2002. She has the Cache Diploma in Pre-School Practice (level 3). Jemma is Key Practitioner to a small group of children and will be happy to discuss any issues concerning those children with their parents or carers.

Clare Wharton
Clare joined us in October 2004; she has a little boy of her own and has her NVQ Level 3 in childcare and education. She is key practitioner for a small group of children and will be happy to discuss any issues concerning those children with their parents or carers.

Staff Cover
I hope that this has told you a little about us all and what we do. All members of staff who work at Kiddlywinks are fully qualified to care for other people's children and have undergone a rigorous check into their background by the Criminal Records Bureau and references are taken up. Any temporary staff, covering holidays and illness are also fully qualified and known to us.

Everyone at Kiddlywinks will remain aware of current thinking and practices in childcare and education. All members of staff undertake regular training in a variety of relevant issues and subjects. We all feel that this is important as it helps us to continue to re-evaluate and, if necessary, revise what we do and how we do it. If you feel there is something we would benefit from knowing more about; then please do share that with us.